Bible Strands
Elishama
the name means God of hearing Strong's Lexicon
Elishama was a Levite sent by King Jehoshaphat to teach the Law in the cities of Judah.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Whom God hears. (1.) A prince of Benjamin, grandfather of Joshua (Num. 1:10; 1 Chr. 7:26).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
First named at 2 Chronicles 17:8.
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Verses that name Elishama
- 2 Chronicles 17:8 accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.